LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Teachers in a Louisiana school district are getting a bonus check thanks to extra sales tax collections. The Lafayette Parish School Board approved the annual “14th check” for teachers Wednesday, opting to give each qualifying employee a roughly $1,850 bonus check this month, The Advocate reported. The additional $1,854.05 comes from excess [...]
CREOLE, La. (KLFY)- Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge has been closed due to damage from Hurricane Laura and then faced additional impact from Hurricane Delta. Officials say the refuge took in up to 20 feet of water, leaving all public areas including piers and boat docks unavailable to the public. "A lot of this will be contract [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) - The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a crash that happened around 9:00 p.m. in the Ille de Canne area where a child was struck by a vehicle. Captain John Mowell tells News 10 the 1-year old was transported to a local hospital and is currently listed in critical condition. Mowell [...]
NEW IBERIA, La (KLFY) -- Families across Acadiana are removing countless trees uprooted by Hurricane Delta, but a bee infestation is preventing one man from removing a trunk from his home. "Right now it's open for anyone to come in, and the thing that has come in is the bees," said Girard Carter of New [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The Cajundome will be welcoming patrons to a full weekend of outdoor events on Oct. 17 and 18. The Acadiana Drive-In, a partnership between the Cajundome and local event production company Social Entertainment, will host their first drive-in movie and outdoor concert events this weekend Saturday night will feature two family-friendly [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was evasive Thursday night when pressed if he took a COVID-19 test before his first debate with Democrat Joe Biden as the two men squared off again, in a way, after their scuttled second showdown was replaced by dueling televised town halls several channels apart. Biden, appearing nearly 1,200 [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The hurricanes that delivered a one-two punch to south Louisiana have captured everyone's attention. People are busy cleaning up and rebuilding, but local medical leaders are acutely aware that we are still dealing with the COVID pandemic. "The last month or two of reprieve has been nice. It's allowed us to [...]
CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) -- A two-vehicle crash on La. 13 in Acadia Parish killed a Crowley woman this afternoon, according to Louisiana State Police (LSP) Troop I. Pauline Martha Faulk, 63, of Crowley , was driving a 2002 Chevy Prism and failed to stop for oncoming traffic while getting onto the highway south of Wilder [...]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Five members of a UL-Lafayette sorority have self-reported that they have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the university, and another 16 members have been placed in quarantine. The five who have tested positive are in isolation, and contact tracing is underway. UL officials said Student Health Services will notify anyone [...]